Oligoprolines (OPs) are used as rigid backbone scaffolds for the design of oligomeric ligands that target specific G protein-coupled receptors. The OPs were designed to vary in length, the position and number of the ligand-functionalized residues incorporated. For all synthesized compounds a typical PP type II helix was evidenced by circular dichroism indicating that decoration of the helix with large ligands did not affect the helical conformation. Pharmacological evaluation revealed that oligomerization of an agonist with the use of an oligoproline scaffold showed an increase in potency when compared to the monomeric counterparts.
寡脯
氨酸(OP)被用作刚性骨架支架,用于设计针对特定G蛋白偶联受体的寡聚
配体。OP的设计在长度、位置和结合的
配体官能团残基数量方面各不相同。对于所有合成的化合物,典型的PP II型螺旋通过圆二色性得到证实,表明用大
配体修饰螺旋不会影响螺旋构象。药理学评估显示,与单体
配体相比,使用寡脯
氨酸支架的激动剂寡聚化显示出更强的效力。